The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
J. A. Giles
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Classen, E. and Harmer, F.E. (eds.): "An Anglo-Saxon Chronicle from British Museum, Cotton MS. Tiberius B iv." (Manchester, 1926) Flower, Robin and Smith, Hugh (eds.): "The Peterborough Chronicle and Laws" (Early English Text Society, Original Series 208, Oxford, 1941). Taylor, S. (ed.): "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: MS B" <aka "The Abingdon Chronicle I"> (Cambridge, 1983) Garmonsway, G.N.: "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" (Everyman Press, London, 1953, 1972). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Contains
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THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE
THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE
The island Britain (1) is 800 miles long, and 200 miles broad. And there are in the island five nations; English, Welsh (or British) (2), Scottish, Pictish, and Latin. The first inhabitants were the Britons, who came from Armenia (3), and first peopled Britain southward. Then happened it, that the Picts came south from Scythia, with long ships, not many; and, landing first in the northern part of Ireland, they told the Scots that they must dwell there. But they would not give them leave; for the
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